Communicative Language Testing

Communicative Language Testing is a language assessment approach that belongs to the broader category of performance-based testing, distinguished by its focus on evaluating learners' ability to use language effectively in authentic, interactive contexts to convey and negotiate meaning.

184

Publications

24.2K

Citations

308

Authors

129

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

38

Authors

308

  1. TM
    Tim McNamara

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    8 publications · 555 citations

    8

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  2. LF
    Lyle F. Bachman

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    7 publications · 5.1K citations

    7

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  3. SJ
    Sandra J. Savignon

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    6 publications · 1.9K citations

    6

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  4. ES
    Elana Shohamy

    Tel Aviv University, Israel

    5 publications · 288 citations

    5

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  5. CE
    Catherine Elder

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    5 publications · 248 citations

    5

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Venues

  1. Language Testing

    28 publications · 1.6K citations

    22

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  2. Modern Language Journal

    MLJ · 17 publications · 6.7K citations

    15

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  3. Language Assessment Quarterly

    12 publications · 1K citations

    12

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  4. TESOL Quarterly

    5 publications · 469 citations

    5

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  5. ETS Research Report Series

    5 publications · 118 citations

    5

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